diff --git a/config.yml.example b/config.yml.example
index 0eb800df..11fb641c 100644
--- a/config.yml.example
+++ b/config.yml.example
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ app:
   # url used to access commafeed
   publicUrl: http://localhost:8082/
   
-  # wether to allow user registrations
+  # whether to allow user registrations
   allowRegistrations: false
   
   # create a demo account the first time the app starts
@@ -131,4 +131,4 @@ redis:
   timeout: 2000
   database: 0
   maxTotal: 500
-   
\ No newline at end of file
+